Nurungukal contd.......

                          Seasons appeared in prompt schedule. Monsoon broke on June first without fail. The day when schools are reopened after the long summer vacation. Another  year of academic explorations.All new ,class mates , teachers  and rooms.  But no new text books.We collected them from our seniors. Slowly new friendship is developed and groups are formed. As the monsoon gains strength, it will pour in cats and dogs. All the ponds , rivulets and paddy fields will overflowing providing ideal locations for our frolics. We spend long hours in ponds swimming playing till our eyes become blood red. Fishing was another past time. There were many ways of catching. In traps, on hooks Even shooting with sharp pins. Elders taught swimming. The float we used was two coconut s tied together . Or we lie on the hands and vigorously slap hands and legs . Many a time I had drunk water as the hand is withdrawn. During rainy days it was difficult to know the time . There was no clock or time piece in our house. Usually we found the time by looking at the position of the sun rays inside the house. When  the light reaches certain positions we know the time to leave for school. Other wise  we have to depend on the movements of our adjacent children.